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An essay about growing up in the 80's and 90's as a male named Whitney and as a result the effect that Whitney Houston has had on my life.
- Added: Feb 13, 2012
- Length: 03:56
- Purchases: 2
A personal audio essay detailing one former tough-guy's transition into fatherhood. A humorous, reflective piece about moving through life with th...
- Added: Dec 14, 2011
- Length: 03:54
Elk visit the ranch. Jessie and Pops sneak in for a close look.
- Added: Oct 13, 2011
- Length: 03:23
Radio 101 student Denita Wade remembers her father, a man she did not know very well.
- Added: Sep 19, 2011
- Length: 04:19
Just as Sam is starting to feel like he's getting the hang of this whole cab driving thing, he becomes ensnared in the nefarious clutches of 31st S...
- Added: Sep 08, 2011
- Length: 08:35
Sam meets the mysterious Man in the White Van, who rents him a beat-up cab, which he uses for his first fare, which nearly destroys him.
- Added: Sep 02, 2011
- Length: 09:51
Pat remembers his step-mother, Barbara Jean, from the first time they met, to the last time he saw her. Though the 11 years in between were sometim...
- Added: Jun 28, 2011
- Length: 08:26
- Purchases: 2
His time spent in the German army was always a complicated subject. But for my father a beloved teddy bear helped restore his pre-war self.
- Added: Jun 15, 2011
- Length: 04:51
A true story. When my best friend broke up with me, I wished her dead. Then she had a brain hemorrhage.
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KUT, and PRX Remix
- Added: May 19, 2011
- Length: 08:52
- Purchases: 3
- Added: May 16, 2011
- Length: 04:18
- Purchases: 1
Hank Godwin, Chuck Butkus, and Daniel Koehler share about childhood mistakes. Southern-style storytelling in front of a live audience at Starving A...
Bought by KFOK-LPFM, KFOK-LPFM, and KUAF Public Radio
- Added: May 02, 2011
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 3
3 Essays from This I Believe on Fear
Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi)
- Added: Apr 25, 2011
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
After visiting Tibet, Chinese journalist Zhu Rui underwent a personal transformation, from critic of Tibetan society to one of its most passionate ...
- Added: Apr 03, 2011
- Length: 06:45
When will I get over my obsession with Walden Pond? As a 20something interested in connecting to nature, is Thoreau the best example?
Bought by KSFR
- Added: Mar 23, 2011
- Length: 10:18
- Purchases: 1
Long before most Americans had heard of a place called Fukushima, commentator Graham Shelby spent three years teaching English there. He's been wa...
- Added: Mar 22, 2011
- Length: 02:29
- Purchases: 2
In death is the possibility of harvest - making life from the fruits of the passing season.
- Added: Feb 03, 2011
- Length: 05:25
Celebrating the birthday of my 70 year old friend Louise, who is in full bloom.
- Added: Jan 21, 2011
- Length: 05:41
This is an amazing tale about a goose, two scientists and an ocean between them
Bought by KTRT RADIO INC and KMXT
- Added: Jan 16, 2011
- Length: 28:59
- Purchases: 2
Justine Teba of Pojoaque Valley High School was a participant in Youth Media Project's 2010 Summer Intensive. In this reflective piece, Justine sh...
- Added: Jan 07, 2011
- Length: 02:00
This true gothic story was told by author Randy Osborne in which he recounts life with his eccentric grandmother, her 35 cats, and a retribution th...
- Added: Dec 23, 2010
- Length: 10:24
Is marriage forever? Sometimes it can seem like it. This short, fully-produced audio essay describes the tension between loving and LIVING WITH tho...
Bought by KPIK-LP and WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Dec 09, 2010
- Length: 03:11
- Purchases: 2
How do rivers, deserts, mountains and solitary monks weather the bitter cold?
Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio
- Added: Nov 30, 2010
- Length: 05:48
- Purchases: 1
Jennifer Bosworth had to go crazy in L.A. before she could discover that the man she was looking for was in her home town all along.
- Added: Nov 21, 2010
- Length: 15:56
- Purchases: 5
There are many aid workers on the ground in Haiti. Some were there before the earthquake last January. Many others have flown in over the last te...
- Added: Nov 12, 2010
- Length: 03:37
What do you believe? Talking about Faith. Contributions by: Matthew Lawrence, Rachel Blatt, and Brice Peterson.
- Added: Nov 08, 2010
- Length: 30:39
